Antiques Roadshow star says she ‘didn’t think she’d still be alive’ as she gives update after cancer diagnosis
ANTIQUES Roadshow star Theo Burrell has admitted she didn’t expect to still be alive after revealing her cancer diagnosis.
The 36-year-old thanked fans for their support after sharing the news and gave an update on how she is doing.
The Edinburgh-born auctioneer joined the BBC hit in 2018 and discovered she had an aggressive grade 4 glioblastoma four years later.
Today, she shared a picture of herself smiling alongside her best pal and wrote: : “I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has been in touch over the last few days – it’s been wonderful to receive so many messages and words of support.
“For anyone out there who has been diagnosed with a brain tumour recently, this photo shows me and my best friend at the weekend.”
Theo continued: “I didn’t think I’d still be alive. I didn’t think I had a hope of being well. But I am. It will change, but right now I’m ok.
“I know this is not how it is for everyone, but if you’ve just been diagnosed, have hope if you can.
“And let’s keep fighting, keep raising awareness, keep showing that we matter and that we do not accept being overlooked.”
Theo was 35 when she found out she had cancer and her child was just one years old.
She was told she would have just a year or two to live with the incurable disease.
The brave star previously said: “Overnight everything had changed. Suddenly I’d gone from being a healthy person in the middle of my life with a new baby to having incurable cancer with maybe only a year or two left to live.
“What followed was months of surgery and treatment to try and prolong my life.
“And although I continue to make the best of each day, my tumour will return and it will kill me.”
Theo’s employer Lyon and Turnbull Auction House have since announced details of an online fundraising auction for The Brain Tumour Charity.